I would like to share with you a very cool project that develops drivers for correct operation of Microsoft Surface devices on Linux. I myself use Surface Pro 6 with these drivers and everything works like a charm (battery life is good, cameras work, stylus, keyboard, touchscreen, screen). The developers are gods. From myself, I would recommend using Fedora Linux distribution, as I got the best battery life on it and didn’t experience any additional bugs. If you don’t like GNOME, you can try spins.

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  • Cloudless ☼
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    271 year ago

    Because some people purchase and use devices for practical purposes, not just ideological.

    Perhaps the Surface hardware is the most practical for some people?

    • deweydecibel
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      81 year ago

      Also, Linux Surface is maintained for older devices, which will be useful when Windows 10 support ends.

    • @emptyother@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      Jup. Surface Pro: Very lightweight, solid, powerful (for its size), fan-less (some models), both tablet and laptop, has an okay stylus. Whats not to like? Oh, right, the default OS. 😊

      • deweydecibel
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        71 year ago

        And that some models can’t upgrade to 11, so support for them ends when Windows 10 support ends. Linux Surface will extend their life.

    • @li10@feddit.uk
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      31 year ago

      Fair enough, I just thought there would be more practical options for price/performance/usability, but I guess touchscreen laptops are a bit of a niche still.

    • @Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      21 year ago

      I used to have a Surface when I was at university. They were so much better to lug around than MacBooks or ThinkPads.